1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Connecticut House District 139
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Alex Knopp (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Michael W. Lyons (R) by 10.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Alex KnoppDemocrat · winner
55.1%3,228
Michael W. LyonsRepublican
44.9%2,635
5,863 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET